Automated Retail / Vending News & Media
CBD provider, real estate developers to place CBD machines
June 25, 2021
CBD Zero, a non-THC brand of CBD products, has signed vending machine distribution agreements with JLL Properties, a professional services firm, and Spinoso…
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Redbox readies a new era in home entertainment
Recognizing the need to adapt to changing consumer leisure habits, Redbox recently went public with the intention of expanding its role in home entertainment.
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Amazon Fresh store in Washington boasts 'Just Walk Out' shopping technology
June 18, 2021
Amazon's Just Walk Out technology will be available this week for the first time ever in a full-size U.S.-based Amazon Fresh grocery store.
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Autonomous retail may soon offer more than a cashierless checkout experience
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Amazon may have been the leader in putting cashierless autonomous checkout in play with its Amazon Go stores but competitors are nipping at its heels…
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UK c-store to offer contactless pizza vending machine
June 11, 2021
A convenience store in Motherwell, U.K. has applied for permission to install a pizza vending machine outside its premises, according to a Daily Record report.
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Amazon 'palm pay' debuts in NYC Go store
May 11, 2021
New Yorkers, at least those shopping in New York City, are the latest consumer population to have access to Amazon's Amazon One in which consumers use a hand…
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Curbside popularity spurs Walmart to remove pickup lockers
April 27, 2021
Those 17-foot pickup lockers at Walmart are being sent to storage.
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AI-driven self-checkout kiosk greets hungry passengers at Charlotte airport
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Passengers traveling through CLT can now grab fresh food to go with self-checkout to give them confidence in a sanitary, contactless experience.
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Japanese fishery sells fish, vegetables via vending machines
April 22, 2021
The operator of a fish farm in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, has been selling locally produced vegetables and shellfish in a vending machine after losing about half…
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Grubbrr teams with Frank Mayer on contactless smart lockers
April 16, 2021
Grubbrr, a commerce automation company, has teamed with Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. to provide restaurants and other retailers with contactless smart…
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Vehicle registration kiosks coming to Publix supermarkets in Georgia town
April 16, 2021
Residents of Columbus, Georgia will be able to renew vehicle registrations at kiosks at Publix supermarkets in the fall, according to a wtvm report.
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7 ways self-service checkouts create a better in-location customer experience
by Bobby Marhamat — CEO, Raydiant
Bobby Marhamat, CEO of Raydiant, offers up seven benefits of self-service checkout kiosks that underscore why retailers would benefit from investment in…
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Amazon opens cashierless London supermarket
March 9, 2021
Amazon has gone across the Pond and launched a cashierless supermarket in London, its first outside fo the U.S.
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Standard Cognition raises $150M, teams with Compass Group and Circle K on autonomous checkout
February 18, 2021
Standard Cognition, which provides an autonomous checkout solution that can be quickly installed in retailers' existing stores, has raised a $150 million round…
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Zippin installs checkout-free store in Japanese hotel
February 18, 2021
Zippin, a provider of checkout-free technologies for brick-and-mortar retail, has installed a hotel convenience store.
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Sam’s Club develops touchless health screening kiosks for associates
February 18, 2021
Sam's Club has developed an automated and 100% touchless health screening kiosk for its associates, according to a company blog.
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Automation and the retail customer experience
Roy Castleman, founder and managing director of EC-MSP Ltd., shares insight on automation and how it's impacting retail today and what's to come in the future.
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7 technological advancements in the retail industry to make you say wow
Benedict Clark, a content editor at Acquire, shares insight on the seven technology advancements driving retail's phygital future.
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How to monetize DOOH advertising with self-service devices
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Marketing and media advertising leaders at Redbox, Coinstar and Five Star Food Service shared insight on how their enterprises are deploying a monetization…
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